DPS warns parents Mexican cartels setting sights on Texas teens

DPS officials are warning Texas parents, especially those who live along the border, that Mexican drug cartels are trying to lure high school students into working for them in human, drug and weapon smuggling, the Humble Observer reported on Friday.

“Mexican Cartels have corrupted nearly an entire generation of youth living in Northern Mexico and they seek to corrupt our youth as well to further their smuggling operations,” said Steven C. McCraw, DPS Director. “The Mexican Cartels value Texas teenagers for their ability to serve as expendable labor in many different roles and they have unlimited resources to recruit our children.”

Parents are being urged to talk to their children about the cartels. Two years ago, federal border officials launched a campaign in schools to warn youths about the dangers of working with Mexican drug lords.